BROOKINGS – South Dakota State lit it up in the first half – scoring 59 points on 74 percent shooting (20-of-27) – as the Jacks rolled over Presentation College, 111-68, on Saturday at Frost Arena.

Five different Jackrabbits scored in double figures – led by Mike Daum’s 24 points. David Jenkins Jr. added 18; Reed Tellinghuisen chipped in with 17 and Ian Theisen contributed 11. Chris Howell came off the bench in the second half and tallied 15 in just 13 minutes of action.

The Saints stayed in the game for the first 9 minutes – pulling within 24-19 following a fastbreak layup by Julius Jackson with 11:03 to play in the half.

But a 3-pointer by Tellinghuisen jump-started a 13-0 run over the next 3 1/2 minutes as a pair of free throws by Lane Severyn pushed the Jacks’ lead to 18 points at 37-19.

Still leading 41-25, back-to-back 3s by Jenkins and Daum were followed by a pair of Jenkins’ foul tosses; another 3-pointer by Skyler Flatten and a layup by Theisen as SDSU went up by 29 points, 54-25, with 2:48 left.

The first-half lead reached 32 points – 59-27 – after a Jenkins’ jumper inside of a minute as the Jacks led 59-30 after the first 20 minutes.

SDSU scored the first seven points of the second half on a Daum layup, and then, a dunk by Tellinghuisen in transition, followed by a 3-pointer by Tellinghuisen to make it 66-30.

Brandon Key’s fastbreak layup gave the Jacks a 40-point lead at 88-48 midway through the second before Tevin King’s 3-pointer with 4:15 left pushed the margin to 51 points (105-54).

A minute later, Howell’s basket gave SDSU its largest lead of the game – 53 points – at 109-56, before PC closed the game with a 12-2 run for the final score.

Jackson led the Saints, 6-9, with 13 points while Deiontay Walters finished with 11.\

SDSU is now 12-5 heading into Summit League play. The Jacks take on North Dakota State in Fargo on Wednesday before taking on the Mavericks in Omaha on Saturday.

Game Notes (From SDSU SID): South Dakota State leads the all-time series with Presentation, 2-0… 111 is the most points by a Jackrabbit team in the Division I era… The Jacks have not lost a home nonconference game since Nov. 14, 2013, a span of 28 straight contests… Daum is now fourth in career free throw attempts at South Dakota State with 561. He passed Kent Hyde (1955-58; 559) late in the first half… Daum moved into sixth all-time at SDSU with 570 career field goals. He passed Ron Wiblemo (1971-75; 562), Jordan Dykstra (2010-14; 568) and is tied with Austin Hansen (1999-03)… Tellinghuisen started his 109th career game Saturday and is now tied with Nate Wolters (2009-13) for seventh in school history… The Jackrabbits have not trailed in the last 120 minutes of game action.

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 111, PRESENTATION 68

Presentation (6-9)

Julius Jackson 6-13 0-0 13, Deiontay Walters 4-8 2-3 11, Auadre Lollis 2-10 3-3 7, Larry Johnson 3-9 0-0 6, Marcus Gatlin 2-6 0-0 5, Jalen Johnson 3-4 0-0 8, Isaiah Grace 3-7 0-0 6, Mychal Deas 2-6 0-0 5, Sean Schuring 1-1 2-2 5, Riyadh Asad 1-7 0-0 2, Tayton Maher 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-71 7-8 68.

South Dakota State (12-5)

Mike Daum 9-14 4-6 24, David Jenkins Jr. 6-8 4-6 18, Reed Tellinghuisen 7-10 0-0 17, Skyler Flatten 3-5 1-1 9, Lane Severyn 1-2 2-2 4, Chris Howell 5-7 4-4 15, Ian Theisen 4-6 2-2 11, Tevin King 3-6 0-2 8, Brandon Key 2-4 0-1 5. Totals 40-62 17-24 111.

Halftime – SDSU 59-30. 3-point goals – PC 7-24 (Jackson 1-3, Walters 1-3, Lollis 0-1, Gatlin 1-3, J. Johnson 2-3, Deas 1-4, Schuring 1-1, Asad 0-6); SDSU 14-23 (Daum 2-2, Jenkins 2-3, Tellinghuisen 3-5, Flatten 2-4, Severyn 0-1, Howell 1-1, Theisen 1-2, King 2-2, Key 1-3). Rebounds – PC 31 (Grace 9); SDSU 41 (Daum 6, Tellinghuisen 6, Severyn 6). Assists – PC 6 (Walters 2, L. Johnson 2); SDSU 21 (Jenkins 5). Steals – PC 4 (Jackson, Walters, Grace, Asad); SDSU 4 (Severyn 2). Blocks – PC 1 (L. Johnson); SDSU 2 (Flatten, King). Turnovers – PC 9; SDSU 7. Total fouls – PC 19; SDSU 12. Fouled out – None. A – 1,129.